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Our Practice Quotes by Shunryu Suzuki
- If enlightenment comes first, before thinking, before practice, your thinking and your practice will not be self-centered. By enlightenment I mean believing in nothing, believing…
- So it is not a matter of whether it is possible to attain Buddhahood, or if it is possible to make a tile a jewel.…
- People say that practicing Zen is difficult, but there is a misunderstanding as to why. It is not difficult because it is hard to sit…
- Our practice should be based on the ideal of selflessness. Selflessness is very difficult to understand. If you try to be selfless, that is already…
- We do not slight the idea of enlightenment, but the most important thing is this moment, not some day in the future. We have to…
- The purpose of our practice is just to be yourself.
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- So it is not a matter of whether it is possible to attain Buddhahood, or if it is possible to make a… — Shunryu Suzuki
- People say that practicing Zen is difficult, but there is a misunderstanding as to why. It is not difficult because it is… — Shunryu Suzuki
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